The New Iraq-With or Without Women?

Monday, September 1, 2003
Author: 
Women Without Borders
Asia
Western Asia
Iraq

In the sea of downtrodden, passive Islamic womanhood, Iraqi women are an uplifting exception. Courageous, educated, self-confident, they could lead their Middle Eastern sisters in a whole new direction. In better days, the University of Baghdad used to graduate women engineers, scientists and doctors by the score, and in secular Iraq their talents were valued in the workplace and in society. Please click here.